Knowing yourself, your team, your manager, and your organization are keys to personal and business success. What were once labeled soft skills are now modern requirements in today's workplace - especially if you are trying to get in the door or are already leading a team. This course is specifically designed for the:
-Job Seeker: You will create a usable cover letter with feedback from your peers as well as develop exceptional responses to some of the most common, yet challenging interview questions. We will get you the skills to help get in the door!
-Team Member: You will develop an action plan to confront your personality weaknesses and highlight your strengths so you can ace your annual review. We will also cover strategies that will help you uncover your true worth so you can ask with more confidence. We will get you the skills to get ahead!
-Manager: You will create an effective action plan for an employee, team, or organization based on your new knowledge of personality types and you will create a 360 degree review plan to better identify your strengths and weaknesses. We will get you the skills to rise above the rest!
We will dive deep into the types and teach you how to translate your new knowledge into business success by leveraging personality and emotional intelligence in the workplace - wherever you may be! Join us!

Taught By

Toni Ratliff

Associate Director Health/Admin

Transcript

In the silver lining theory, research shows 90% of people think their negative traits can be viewed as positive, as an asset. They are really strengths in disguise. You've heard your strength is your weakness. So, your weakness is your strength. If you are the extrovert's extrovert, know that your extraversion will be an asset for someone who needs that high level of energy. And the high energy extrovert benefits from the introvert. Introverts can help the extrovert conserve a little energy. Even good stress is stress. When going through major life events, you may test as a different type. Within a year or so though, you will return to the type you were prior to the life event. So divorcing, graduating from college, moving, marrying, having a baby, getting a promotion, all of these can set you off your normal self, your normal preferences. The stress though, if severe, bridezilla for example can emerge and send you into your opposite personality. People will even say, who is that person? It definitely isn't you. It's your opposite. And an equilibrium will return, a steady state. The silver lining is we returned to who we are. We may go to the extreme opposite of our personality preference during these stressful times, but just know that we will return back to a steady state. So everything, even a seemingly dark time, dark side has a light one, a silver lining. You know that every type is the right type. There are no bad types. Every type adds value. Being your normal type is where you want to be. Remember moderate stress, not severe stress. A different type than yours, in an interview, can bring out your best. Promoting and leading a diverse group with occasional conflicts can actually strengthen the group. Leading an entire organization of every type is filled with possibilities of great potential. Silver linings have positive, even in what seems negative. Together we're better.

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